TY - JOUR
T1 - Current understanding and therapy of asthma workshop summary.
AU - Yang, Kuender D.
AU - Chen, Yu Zhi
AU - Huang, Shau Ku
PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - The prevalence of asthma has increased globally in the past 2 decades. To address this critical issue, a workshop on "Current Understanding and Therapy of Asthma" was recently held in Beijing, as a part of the 10th International Conference of the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA). Several pertinent topics were addressed by leading experts from China, Taiwan, Japan and the US, which include epidemiology, the molecular genetic mechanism, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of asthma. This article highlights the issues presented and discussed in this ground-breaking symposium emphasizing this important public health problem in the Chinese population.
AB - The prevalence of asthma has increased globally in the past 2 decades. To address this critical issue, a workshop on "Current Understanding and Therapy of Asthma" was recently held in Beijing, as a part of the 10th International Conference of the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA). Several pertinent topics were addressed by leading experts from China, Taiwan, Japan and the US, which include epidemiology, the molecular genetic mechanism, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of asthma. This article highlights the issues presented and discussed in this ground-breaking symposium emphasizing this important public health problem in the Chinese population.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 16293212
AN - SCOPUS:33645268104
SN - 1672-7681
VL - 1
SP - 436
EP - 439
JO - Cellular & molecular immunology
JF - Cellular & molecular immunology
IS - 6
ER -
